Professor U Htay Aung with the sea grass

Professor U Htay Aung taught marine science at Pathein University for 11 years, and is now the research and aquaculture manager at Worldview International Foundation. One of his specialties is seagrass, which sequesters even more carbon dioxide than mangroves. It provides very important ecosystem services - like carbon and nutrient sequestration. They also protect against coastal erosion and provide a habitat for fish, shrimp and other invertebrates. The replanting of mangroves has indirectly helped to increase these seagrass meadows because of the litter fall of the leaves that decompose and become nutrients for the grasses.

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Professor U Htay Aung taught marine science at Pathein University for 11 years, and is now the research and aquaculture manager at Worldview International Foundation. One of his specialties is seagrass, which sequesters even more carbon dioxide than mangroves. It provides very important ecosystem services - like carbon and nutrient sequestration. They also protect against coastal erosion and provide a habitat for fish, shrimp and other invertebrates. The replanting of mangroves has indirectly helped to increase these seagrass meadows because of the litter fall of the leaves that decompose and become nutrients for the grasses.